2025 turned out to be the best year for Indian cinema since Covid-19 pandemic, after the gross box office collections reached a new height by hitting Rs 13,397 crore – registering a 13 percent increase compared to 2024, according to Ormax Media’s annual report.
Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar’s success added icing to the cake as the film collected Rs 950.1 crore at the domestic box office, becoming the highest-grossing Hindi-language film of all time. With Aditya Dhar’s success Hindi cinema has marked a comeback with Rs 5,504 crore earnings, an increase of 18% compared to last year.
According to the report, the growth was driven by a sharp rise of 20 percent in average ticket prices, while average footfalls surprisingly witnessed a decline of 6% to Rs 83.2 crore.
In 2025, Indian cinema earned Rs 13,000 crore which marks an increase of 13% over the previous year’s haul of Rs 11,746.8 crore and breaks 2023 record of Rs 12,198.6 crore collections.
The Rs 100 crore movies
As many as 37 films entered the Rs 100 crore club compared to just 22 last year.
Original Hindi productions accounted for 93% of Hindi cinema’s collections as dependence on dubbed South Indian films reduced to 7% in 2025, compared to 31% in 2024, and posted a 59% year-over-year increase.
Biggest hits of the year
Coming to the biggest hits of the year, three films entered the Rs 500 crore club – Dhurandhar, Kantara A Legend: Chapter 1 and Chhava. The Rs 300 crore club also had three members in 2025 – Saiyaara, Coolie and Mahavatar Narsimha.
Regional winners
Among the regional players, Gujarati-language cinema emerged as the biggest gainer with 189% growth compared to last year, from Rs Rs 83.13 crore in 2024 to Rs 241.26 crore in 2025, driven by the humongous success of Laalo: Krishna Sada Sahaayate that grossed Rs 113.85 crore in India.
Next comes Kannada-language cinema registering 73% growth to Rs 527.7 crore, courtesy Rishab Shetty’s Kantara A Legend: Chapter-1, which contributed Rs 237.7 crore in its Kannada version.
Telugu films remained steady at approximately Rs 23,768 crore, up just 1%, while Tamil dipped 1% to around Rs 18,046 crore. Malayalam maintained its 2024 levels at about Rs 11,635 crore. The combined share of the four South Indian languages fell from 48% in 2024 to 44% in 2025.
Top 10 Indian Films of 2025 (All languages combined)
As per Omax media, here’s the list
Dhurandhar – Rs 950.1 crore
Kantara A Legend: Chapter-1 – Rs 724.3 crore
Chhaava – Rs 691.9 crore
Saiyaara – Rs 396.1 crore
Coolie – Rs 324.6 crore
Mahavatar Narsimha – Rs 301.0 crore
War 2 – Rs 282.7 crore
Avatar: Fire and Ash – Rs 238.5 crore
They Call Him OG – Rs 223.3 crore
Sankranthiki Vasthunam – Rs 221.4 crore
(Figures are approx. and have been converted from million dollar to crore from a Variety report)